Wigan by-election, 1948
A by-election for the constituency of Wigan in the United Kingdom House of Commons was held on 4 March 1948, caused by the death of the incumbent Labour MP William Foster. The result was a hold for the Labour Party, with their candidate Ronald Williams.
The candidate Owen L Roberts was an ex-RAF Pathfinder observer who fought the election 'for the peace and prosperity of the country'[1]
Result
| Wigan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ronald Williams | 28,941 | 59.1 | ||
| Conservative | Harold Dowling | 17,466 | 35.6 | ||
| Communist | T Rowlandson | 1,647 | 3.7 | ||
| King's Cavalier | Owen L Roberts | 932 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 11,475 | 23.4 | |||
Previous election
| General Election 1945: Wigan[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | William Foster | 31,392 | 68.2 | ||
| Conservative | ECL Hulbert-Powell | 14,666 | 31.8 | ||
| Majority | 16,726 | 36.3 | |||
| Turnout | 80.4 | ||||
References
- ↑ Goole News search The Glasgow Herald Archives
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1945. Politics Resources. 5 July 1945. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs